FIS Announces Katy Thompson as Chief Audit Executive

May 02, 2012 08:15 AM Eastern Daylight Time

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FIS™
(NYSE:FIS), the world’s largest provider of banking and payments
technology, today announced that Katy Thompson has been named Chief
Audit Executive. Upon assuming this position, Thompson will have global
responsibility for the successful planning, execution and strategic
direction of the FIS internal audit function and will report directly to
the Audit Committee of the FIS Board of Directors.

With more than 20 years internal audit experience, Thompson formally
joins FIS after serving in the interim Chief Audit Executive role since
June 2011, as Florida practice leader for Experis Finance, LLC (formally
Jefferson Wells International, Inc.). Prior to Experis, Thompson served
as managing director at Protiviti Inc., a global risk consulting and
internal audit firm, and as an internal auditor with a large financial
institution before joining a “Big 5” public accounting firm’s internal
audit consulting practice. She is a Certified Public Accountant and a
Certified Internal Auditor.

FIS is committed to providing a robust, independent internal audit
function that is proactive in developing and executing a risk-based
internal audit plan. Thompson will represent FIS’ audit functions with
clients, vendors and regulatory agencies.

FIS (NYSE: FIS) is the world’s largest global provider dedicated to
banking and payments technologies. With a long history deeply rooted in
the financial services sector, FIS serves more than 14,000 institutions
in over 100 countries. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS employs
more than 32,000 people worldwide and holds leadership positions in
payment processing and banking solutions, providing software, services
and outsourcing of the technology that drives financial institutions.
First in financial technology, FIS tops the annual FinTech 100 list, is
426 on the Fortune 500 and is a member of Standard & Poor’s 500® Index.
For more information about FIS, visit www.fisglobal.com.

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sections of the Company’s Form 10-K and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.